Skating!!!!

The middle child :)

 "The Omega"

 Still trying to learn Latin Dance

 Dad dragging K away despite her protests  "Evil cackle? I prefer a mildly disturbed chuckle" :)

Attempting to grab J's precious camera?

Reminiscing

The view from my classroom window-reminds me so much of that great old-time thriller "Rear Window"

An introductory class-"hello" in different languages

Writing letters home

 The door decorating competition: what our tutor group came up with!

Christmas highlights

Heading home from beautiful Prague-I want to go back!

H and I dressed up as Star War's Chubaka and a lizzard to greet K and D-I'd be scarred :)

Cooking copious amounts of chocolate desserts to make up for my months without an oven and H teaching me how to make her amazing "Almost No Knead Bread."

ALMOST NO KNEAD BREAD:

Mix: 1/4tsp yeast

3 1/3 c flour (any kind or mixed)

1 tsp salt

Mix:1 c very warm water

1/3 c beer or fruit juice

1 Tbls vinegar

2 Tbls honey

Mix together al the dry ingrediants and all the liquids. Place dough in a bowl. Cover with saran wrap and leave overnight. Knead 10-20 times an dput on parchment in dutch oven to rise for 2 hrs. Lift parchment w/ dough out of oven. Preheat to 400 F w/ dutch oven and lid inside. Replace parchment with dough in the dutch oven. Bake for 300 minutes. Take lid off dutch oven and bake at 375 F for 15min. Makes a rich sweet bread.

Decorating!

Cutting down the tree!

Learning Latin dance

A real Chinese dinner made by D!

Playing games every night:  Scum, Sharades, Mophia, Beffuzled, Nutzi,Guestures, Scategories, Rail Baron,  etc

Dad officially is unable to make "eyes" with his thumb and forefinger. Yes! We can finally park in the handicapped parking! 

Christmas Morning!!! Pajamas all day, homemade white hot chocolate, gift wrap wars-need I say more?

J, K and D

Haley looking cute as always

H loving the new "county fair night" hat -( J reveals his true self in the background:)

D with her new (intimidating?) book

Contraband

What could it be?

Jordy! A bow!

Wine, clothes and books! What more does a girl need?

Continuing the Christmas traditions: afternoon sledding with the neighbors!

J mumified: "I can't move my arms! I can't move my arms!"